BlockStedman, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Florala census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36442. The Survey maps it on the Florala quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Florala quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
68 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Stedman between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,318 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 26 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 589 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190927-5 |
| 29 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 June 2006 | Natural | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 June 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160624-2 |
| 23 June 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 June 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 June 2000 | Natural | 28 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Stedman: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cov 1 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stedman in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stedman | $5,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm downed several trees along Open Pond Road with one falling on a car. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stedman | - | HAM radio operator relays report of power outages scattered throughout Covington County along with several tree limbs taken down and powerlines taken down. Trees reported blocking roads within Covington County. Time estimated from radar. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stedman | - | Trees down across US Highway 331 between the rest area and Florala Airport. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stedman | - | A severe thunderstorm downed numerous trees and power lines across locations near and west of US Highway 331. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| McRae | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Florala | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Chapel Hill | 4.8 miles | 7 | |
| Lockhart | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Howells | 5.2 miles | 7 | |
| Huckaville | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Green Bay | 7.4 miles | 7 | |
| Blue Springs | 9.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157108. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.